Collaborate Disseminate
I have searched online about this topic and the only information I got is that TCP SYN/ACK can be used to know the type of the target OS. If that is true, I don’t understand how this occurs? Does TCP handshaking lead to OS fi… Continue reading OS fingerprinting via TCP
I don’t want certain websites to track me, but they don’t work without js. I found a few plugins that all require “reading and changing all data on all websites”, so I needed something else. I was thinking about coding a tiny python browse… Continue reading How well Tor protects against fingerprinting?
I need to find out what Windows and Service Pack system is currently running. All I have is ftp access, it means I cannot run any the software.
Is there a way to determine what version of Windows, Service Pack, and what Language is instal… Continue reading How to find Windows version from the file on a remote system
While trying to watch a Youtube videos using Tor browser, the Tor browser opens an alert window:
This website (www.youtube.com) attempted to extract HTML5 canvas image data, which may be used to uniquely identify your compu… Continue reading Youtube.com trying to extract HTML5 canvas data: is Youtube trying to fingerprint users’ browser?
For privacy and security reasons, it would be strongly recommended to deactivate the Flash plugin in the browser. But I don’t want to deactivate it, I want to fake privacy relevant information. Companies can create a fingerpr… Continue reading Is it possible to feed Firefox Flash plugin with controlled data for privacy reasons?
Tor goes the way of trying to make everyone look the same to defend against browser fingerprinting.
Wouldn’t a simple addon that changes/adds as much information as possible randomly in short time intervals also do the trick… Continue reading Spoofing random browser information to defend against fingerprinting
HTML5 has a feature set relating to client battery status. It has been described as a privacy hole, as it can be used to track and identify web users. Research suggests the features can be used even to identify users using VP… Continue reading Disable HTML5 battery features
As a follow-on to these questions:
What unique fingerprinting information can an iOS7 app collect?
What unique device fingerprinting information can an iOS8 app collect?
Apple has apparently removed the ability to see othe… Continue reading What unique device fingerprinting information can an iOS9 app collect?
We’ve established that, for all intents and purposes, HTTPS hides what page you visit on a given server from NSA backbone wiretapping, but not the domain itself. But that’s only IP / domain correlation (across multiple domain… Continue reading Does HTTPS protect you from fingerprinting by the NSA?
We’ve established that, for all intents and purposes, HTTPS hides what page you visit on a given server from NSA backbone wiretapping, but not the domain itself. But that’s only IP / domain correlation (across multiple domain… Continue reading Does HTTPS protect you from fingerprinting by the NSA?